Francesca

American  

[fran-ches-kuh, frahn-, frahn-che-skah] / frænˈtʃɛs kə, frɑn-, frɑnˈtʃɛ skɑ /

noun

1. Piero della Piero dei Franceschi, c1420–92, Italian painter.

2. Also Francisca a female given name, form of Frances.

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Francesca British  

/ franˈtʃeska /

noun

1. See Piero della Francesca

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Example Sentences

Take Italian long-track speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida, for example.

From Salon

Salon Food’s Francesca Giangiulio, who has covered Italian cuisine and culture extensively, echoes similar sentiments, saying that the overall romanticization of spaghetti and meatballs “comes from the general romantic nature of Italians and Italian-Americans.”

From Salon

“The fact that there is an Olympics doesn’t really change the way we do things,” said Francesca Agus, La Scala’s marketing and fundraising director.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a BBC Wales debate Francesca O'Brien distanced herself from the party's head of policy, Zia Yusuf, who suggested Bangor University could have its funding stripped because a debating society refused an invitation to hear from a Reform MP.

From BBC

Swansea councillor Francesca O'Brien made her comments on a Walescast Your Voice debate in Aberystwyth ahead of the vote in May.

From BBC